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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>menu_spacing</STRONG> - Control spacing between menu items.


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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG>
       int set_menu_spacing(MENU *menu,
                            int spc_description,
                            int spc_rows,
                            int spc_columns);
       int menu_spacing(const MENU *menu,
                        int* spc_description,
                        int* spc_rows,
                        int* spc_columns);


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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
       The  function  <STRONG>set_menu_spacing</STRONG>  sets the spacing informa-
       tions for the menu.  <STRONG>spc_description</STRONG> controls  the  number
       of spaces between an item name and an item description. It
       must not be larger than <STRONG>TABSIZE</STRONG>. The menu system  puts  in
       the  middle  of  this  spacing area the pad character. The
       remaining parts are filled with spaces.  <STRONG>spc_rows</STRONG> controls
       the  number of rows that are used for an item. It must not
       be larger than 3. The menu system inserts the blank  lines
       between  item rows, these lines will contain the pad char-
       acter in the appropriate positions.  <STRONG>spc_columns</STRONG>  controls
       the number of blanks between columns of items. It must not
       be larger than TABSIZE.  A value of 0 for all the  spacing
       values  resets  them to the default, which is 1 for all of
       them.
       The function <STRONG>menu_spacing</STRONG> passes back the spacing info for
       the menu. If a pointer is NULL, this specific info is sim-
       ply not returned.


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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
       Both routines return <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> on success. <STRONG>set_menu_spacing</STRONG> may
       return  <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>  if the menu is posted, or <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
       if one of the spacing values is out of range.


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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.


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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
       The header file <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
       file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.


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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
       These  routines  are  specific  to ncurses.  They were not
       supported on Version 7, BSD or System  V  implementations.
       It  is recommended that any code depending on them be con-
       ditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.


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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual  pages  and  adaptation  for  new
       curses by Eric S. Raymond.



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